mon·o·chord (m n  -kôrd )n. An acoustic instrument consisting of a sounding box with one string and a movable bridge, used to study musical tones. [Middle English monocorde, from Old French, from Medieval Latin monochordum, from Greek monokhordon : mono-, mono- + khord  , string; see cord.] |
monochord [ˈmɒnəʊˌkɔːd]
n
(Physics / General Physics) an instrument employed in acoustic analysis or investigation, consisting usually of one string stretched over a resonator of wood Also called sonometer [səˈnɒmɪtə]
[from Old French, from Late Latin, from Greek monokhordon, from mono- + khordē string]
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